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One of Carmarthenshire County Council’s framework contractors has been helping two Llanelli schools to bloom and grow. Kidwelly-based construction firm Dyfrig Dalziel Ltd has helped Swiss Valley Primary School (above) and Carway Primary School (below) to build vegetable plots where pupils can develop their education in a hands-on environment. During the build, the company also introduced children to various aspects of health and safety by bringing along ‘Ivor Goodsite’, a character from Considerate Constructor, the body which promotes jobs in the construction industry and construction site safety. They teamed up with building supplies firm Travis Perkins and Carmarthen Garden Centre to construct the beds at Carway School, and with Swiss Valley Garden Centre to create the beds at Swiss Valley school. Dyfrig Dalziel, said: “There are several strands to the project, including healthy eating, the environment, recycling and health and safety. “The aim is for the children to have fun, but in...

The Kidwelly-based construction firm Dyfrig Dalziel Ltd has helped plant the seeds for an innovative project which will help children at two West Wales schools. The project has helped build vegetable plots at Carway Primary School in the Gwendraeth Valley and Swiss Valley Primary School in Llanelli. And it has also been designed to give important health and safety messages to the schoolchildren. “We’ve managed to come up with some very practical ideas which will help the children’s education,” said Dyfrig Dalziel, Managing Director of Dyfrig Dalziel Ltd. “There are several strands to the project, which means that we can help promote healthy eating, messages about the environment and recycling and information about health and safety and the need to be aware of potential dangers on construction sites. “On the health and safety side, we are able to engage with the children through ‘Ivor Goodsite’, a character from Considerate Constructor, the body which promotes jobs in the construction i...